Thursday , 2 July 2026

Bradford City AFC vs Plymouth Argyle FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2025-26
Bradford City AFC
1 – 1
Full Time
Plymouth Argyle FC
Tue 21 Apr 2026 · 18:45 UTC Valley Parade 18,475 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 8' Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu
Will Swan 72' 1–1
Y 25' Alexander Mitchell
Y 36' Malachi Boateng
Y 55' Owen Dale
Y 74' Matthew Sorinola
Y 84' Aribim Pepple
George Lapslie 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Bradford City AFC vs Plymouth Argyle FC — League One at Valley Parade.

Match Details

  • Referee Jamie O'Connor (England)
  • Assistant 1 Drew Dutton (England)
  • Assistant 2 Matthew Sowerby (England)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Stockport County FC 46 77
4 Bradford City AFC 46 77
5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
6 Stevenage FC 46 75
7 Luton Town FC 46 74
8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73
9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67
10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65
11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63
12 Reading FC 46 63
13 Blackpool FC 46 60
14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60
15 Barnsley FC 46 59
16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56
17 Burton Albion FC 46 54
18 Peterborough United FC 46 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53
20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52
21 Exeter City FC 46 49
22 Port Vale FC 46 42
23 Rotherham United FC 46 41
24 Northampton Town FC 46 35

Head-to-Head

1
3
Bradford City AFC 4 games · Avg 2.3 goals Plymouth Argyle FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-21 Bradford City AFC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC 2025-12-06 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–1 Bradford City AFC 2019-02-16 Bradford City AFC 0–0 Plymouth Argyle FC 2018-12-08 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–3 Bradford City AFC

Recent Form

Bradford City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC H 1–1 D
18 Apr Barnsley FC A 2–2 D
11 Apr Stevenage FC H 0–1 L
06 Apr Wycombe Wanderers FC A 2–1 W
03 Apr Northampton Town FC H 1–0 W
21 Mar Burton Albion FC A 1–2 L
Plymouth Argyle FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr Bradford City AFC A 1–1 D
18 Apr AFC Wimbledon A 3–1 W
11 Apr Exeter City FC H 2–2 D
06 Apr Barnsley FC A 3–0 W
03 Apr Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–2 L
21 Mar Huddersfield Town AFC H 3–1 W

Season Stats

Bradford City AFC Plymouth Argyle FC
#4 Position #8
77 Points 73
46 Played 46
22 / 11 / 13 W / D / L 22 / 7 / 17
58 Scored 75
51 Conceded 63
+7 GD +12
1.67 PPG 1.59
48% Win % 48%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Bradford City AFC are 4th (77 pts). Plymouth Argyle FC are 8th (73 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Valley Parade will turn into a battlefield for Bradford City AFC and Plymouth Argyle FC.
  • 5' Bradford City AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 8' Goal! Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu scores his 9 goal in 378 matches.
  • 13' Supporters expect more eagerness from Xavier Amaechi, as he is very good at scoring at Valley Parade with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 18' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Josh Neufville made 382 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 23' Lorent Tolaj has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 4 goals this season.
  • 25' It’s a booking for Plymouth Argyle FC player. Alexander Mitchell gets a card.
  • 29' Another change for Plymouth Argyle FC made on 29 minute. Brendan Galloway leaves to be changed by Matthew Sorinola.
  • 34' Plymouth Argyle FC is showing some good football. However, Plymouth Argyle FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 36' It’s a booking for Plymouth Argyle FC player. Malachi Boateng gets a card.
  • 41' It looks surprising Bradford City AFC does not make any changes. Malachi Boateng has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Plymouth Argyle FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bradford City AFC that had 114 games and scored 105 goals.
  • 55' Owen Dale is having his name booked by the referee on 55.
  • 60' Bradford City AFC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 61' The whistle greets Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu as he departs to be replaced by Caleb Watts.
  • 63' Bradford City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nick Powell is hanging Josh Neufville on the field on 63 minute.
  • 68' The travelling Plymouth Argyle FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 72' What an equalizer from Will Swan!
  • 74' That looks like a foul for a card for Matthew Sorinola.
  • 79' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 80' The whistle greets Owen Dale as he departs to be replaced by Xavier Amaechi.
  • 84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Aribim Pepple on 84.
  • 89' It looks like no one’s ball. Bradford City AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 90' Bradford City AFC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' Bradford City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matthew Pennington is hanging Stephen Humphrys on the field on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Bradford City AFC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Alexander

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Freddie Ladapo 2
Jack Payne 2
George Miller 1
Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu 1
Will Swan 1
Joel Grant 1

Head to Head

2026-04-21 Bradford City AFC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC 2025-12-06 Plymouth Argyle FC 0–1 Bradford City AFC 2019-02-16 Bradford City AFC 0–0 Plymouth Argyle FC 2018-12-08 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–3 Bradford City AFC

Bradford City AFC Form

2026-04-21 Bradford City AFC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2026-04-18 Barnsley FC 2–2 Bradford City AFC D 2026-04-11 Bradford City AFC 0–1 Stevenage FC L 2026-04-06 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–2 Bradford City AFC W 2026-04-03 Bradford City AFC 1–0 Northampton Town FC W 2026-03-21 Burton Albion FC 2–1 Bradford City AFC L

Plymouth Argyle FC Form

2026-04-21 Bradford City AFC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2026-04-18 AFC Wimbledon 1–3 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2026-04-11 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–2 Exeter City FC D 2026-04-06 Barnsley FC 0–3 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2026-04-03 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–2 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2026-03-21 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.23 Bradford City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 Plymouth Argyle FC xG
I would bet for: Bradford City AFC or Plymouth Argyle FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Bradford City AFC37% Draw28% Plymouth Argyle FC35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Bradford City AFC or Draw
65%
Draw or Plymouth Argyle FC
63%
Bradford City AFC or Plymouth Argyle FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bradford City AFC24% Draw48% Plymouth Argyle FC28%
Actual: Plymouth Argyle FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
9.7%
0 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
8.4%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
7.5%
0 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
3.1%
0 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Bradford City AFC

Handicap Bradford City AFC covers Push Plymouth Argyle FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 18% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 20% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Bradford City AFC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.